| GAL. 47 | |
|---|---|
| Type | two-seat air observation post |
| Manufacturer | General Aircraft Ltd |
| Maiden flight | 1940 |
| Retired | 1942 |
| Status | written off |
| Number built | 1 |
The General Aircraft GAL. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts General Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1931 to amalgamation with Blackburn Aircraft in 1949 to become Blackburn and The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1940: Events January January 6 - During the Winter War between This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines 47 was a 1940s British single-engined twin-boom "Air Observation Post" aircraft built by General Aircraft Limited and Hanworth Aerodrome. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located General Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1931 to amalgamation with Blackburn Aircraft in 1949 to become Blackburn and
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History
The GAL. 47 was designed to be an airborne air observation post (AOP) and had a twin-boom configuration and a pusher airscrew. Twin-boom aircraft have their Tailplanes and Vertical stabilizers mounted on the tail of either two Fuselages or on two booms fixed to either both sides An Aircraft constructed with a pusher configuration has the engine mounted forward of the Propeller - which faces in a rearwards direction - giving an appearance Only one was built (test registration T-0224) in 1940 at Hanworth Aerodrome. It was destroyed on 2 April 1942. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Specifications
General characteristics
- Length: 25 ft 9 in (7. 85 m)
- Wingspan: 37 ft 10 in (11. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 53 m)
- Height: ()
- Max takeoff weight: 1,615 lb (733 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Blackburn Cirrus Minor, 90 hp (67 kw)
Performance
References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off The Cirrus Minor was a British four-cylinder in-line air-cooled aero-engine designed and built by the Cirrus Engine Section of Blackburn Aircraft Limited Orbis Publishing.
- Jackson, A. J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.
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See also
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